for a spell
Example Sentences
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Administration officials try to pull Dr. Fauci and others off air for a spell to reassess their overall communications strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
I called Barcelona home for a spell, and I feel the draw to cap this visit by seeing an old doughy friend.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
He had, for a spell, worked as a nurse.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
He can do that role for a spell here or there where he really heats things up, like he did at times in his comeback at Lord's, but he is not like Mark Wood.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
He visited Wittenburg once more, then Basle, before settling for a spell in Augsburg, early in 1569, and beginning a series of observations there.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
